Food

Now in its sixth year as a Watertown staple for breakfast specials and a menu that reached into the early evening with hearty, home-cooked diner favorites, Gayles Farm Shoppe has changed things up. Owners Gayle and Gino Clark have remodeled…

B & F has the feel of an American drive-in with a French flair. The bright blue walls of the restaurant and its white counter stenciled with blue designs exudes a continental style, while the offerings are U.S. favorites with…

Following the October release of her latest book, “Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine: Everything You Need to Know to be a Great Italian Cook,” Lidia Bastianich, the Emmy-winning host of Public Television’s “Lidia’s Kitchen” and “Lidia’s Italy,” serves…

Sitting right at the top of Town Plot, Sweet Bella is a wonderful new addition to a neighborhood known for its food (mostly great, mostly Italian). The very casual breakfast-lunch-early dinner spot is made super warm by the good vibes…

Cardinal Grill and Como Bakery II is the third restaurant in four years to set up shop at 5 Watertown Road in Morris and, based on its first two months of business, appears primed for a long run under the…

Expansion is all anyone is talking about in the Connecticut brewery scene. Whether it’s existing breweries adding space or upping production or new ones hoping to make their mark on a growing local market, it’s all about proliferation. It is…

Food Network chef Robert Irvine is taking his brand of no-nonsense cooking on the road in an all-new multimedia and multisensory theatrical experience coming to the Palace Theater in Waterbury on Friday at 8 p.m. This all-new stage show features…

Click on Burger Builders Facebook page and the cover photo reveals a 1950s era Waterbury with a bustling downtown. Long gone are businesses like the Mecca Music School shown in the picture but still recognizable are parts of Exchange Place,…

Lebnani Lebanese Grill 544 Straits Tpke., Watertown 860-417-6880 THE SCENE As the only Lebanese restaurant in the area, Lebnani sets the bar high with cooking that’s authentic rather than inspired by Lebanon. Owners Sammy and Reem Hadir opened their sit-down/take-out…

Gather around the glow of the propped-open minifridge while I tell you a tale. This is not for those who scare easily, dear sippers of the night. Perhaps you’ll want to crack open a beer for comfort. One chilly October…